Heard On The Hill

‘The Fruit Machine’ coming to Ottawa-area theatre this fall

Also, Don Davies takes over as NDP House Leader as Heather McPherson focusses on Alberta issues, Katie Griffin joins CTV Hill bureau, Diana Fox Carney to chair oceans conference in Halifax next spring, and former Liberal staffer Julie Savard-Shaw among Famous 5 laureates.

The Fruit Machine team: Director Maria-Hélèna Pacelli, left, producer Denise Bagnell, and actors Konstatine Malakos and David Er-Rami. Photographs courtesy of Maria-Hélèna Pacelli

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

September 21, 2026

This November, in a village about 90 kilometres east of Ottawa, a small production company will stage a one-act play about a dark chapter in the federal public service’s history.

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